Wallace J. Sibley collection

Collection

Identifier: M0061

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Wallace Jerome Sibley donated personal ministry papers, sermon notes, newspaper and newsletter clippings, event programs, correspondence, and other ministry documents. Information and contextual information used to process this collection has come directly from his collection. The collection is organized by type. Series 1 contains personal as well as ministry related papers; ministerial credentials, documents concerning his military service, marriage and teaching licenses, periodicals, reports, and documents concerning the Ministers’ Fraternity of Bradley County. Series 2 contains correspondence between Rev. Sibley and the Executive Committee of the Church of God. Series 3 contains information from Rev. Sibley’s work and ministry through Black Ministries. Series 4 contains information and documents from his tenure as Administrative Bishop of the Florida-Cocoa region. Series 5 contains general correspondence. Series 6 contains sermons prepared by Rev. Sibley.

Dates

about 1959–2015

Conditions Governing Use

This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use any digitized or otherwise copied material from our holdings for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.

Biographical / Historical

Wallace Sibley was born on June 30, 1938. He married Dorothy Herring in August of 1964. They had four children. Dr. Sibley received his call into the ministry under E.M. Parris’s ministry. He started out as an evangelist, mostly in Georgia and Florida. In 1963, he not only organized the Woodbine Church of God, but he also received his first pastoral position at the East Cumming St. Church of God. He went to Edward Waters College studying English and graduated in 1969, quickly becoming a high school teacher. He graduated in 1972 with a master’s degree in administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and then became a dean. He continued working in education until 1978; this is when he felt a call to full-time ministry.

Dr. Sibley’s first Church of God office was as regional director of evangelism for the Southeastern Black churches (1978–1982). Dr. Sibley served as the state administrative bishop of Florida (Cocoa) from 1982 until 1986. In 1986, he made Church of God history by becoming the first person of color to be elected to the Council of Eighteen as he began serving as an International Evangelist. Between 1996 and 2000, he served as administrative bishop for Southern New England. Then he served as the director of Cross Cultural Ministries 2000–2004, assistant director and director of Evangelism and Home Missions 2004–2008 (first person of color elected to these positions). In 2008, he was elected as Secretary General; the first person of color to be elected onto the International Executive Committee. In 2012, he received the honor of inclusion in the Hall of Prophets at Pentecostal Theological Seminary for his service. That same year, Dr. Sibley became Third Assistant General Overseer. Following his tenure there, Dr. Sibley served on the International Advisory Council, World Missions board, and the board of Operation Compassion.

Extent

.75 Linear Feet (2 containers)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Separated Materials

Laminated copy of Exhorter Certificate, placed in the Information Files Laminated copy of Minister’s Certificate, placed in the Information Files Laminated copy of Certificate of Ordination, placed in the Information Files Sandy’s Prison News, December 2015, placed in periodical holdings

Sibley, Wallace J. A Passion for Evangelism and Missions. 2007. Sibley, Wallace J. Prayer Changes People...People Change Things. 2011. Sibley, Wallace J. Sermons Anyone can Preach, 2 Volumes. 2016.

CDs: "A Need for the Power of the Holy Ghost" & "Jesus is Our Remedy for Troublesome Times" to AU0010 General Compact Disc collection